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Valdosta council approves rezoning of 195 Johnson Lane to allow duplex

Valdosta Mayor and Council · April 9, 2026
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Summary

The Valdosta Mayor and Council on April 9 approved a request to rezone a parcel at 195 Johnson Lane from community commercial to single-family residential to allow a duplex for the applicant and family; the planning commission had unanimously recommended approval and the project must still clear Historic Preservation Commission review on May 4.

The Valdosta Mayor and Council approved a rezoning request for 195 Johnson Lane on April 9, allowing the property to be converted from community commercial (CC) to single-family residential (R-6) for construction of a duplex for the applicant and his family.

Matt Martin, Valdosta planning director, told council the parcel (described in the meeting packet as 32 acres) sits on the north side of Johnson Lane near North Oak Street and had been zoned CC in the 1960s to encourage a commercial corridor that never fully developed. Martin said the…

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